Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Not just in my head: depression in Black gay men

Many Black gay men may recount that every day is a battle against homophobia, from outside and within the Black community, against the memories of sexual abuse, the overt and covert racism and intra-racism, economic disparities, injustices, and stigma and discrimination. Thrown into this mix is the deeply psychologically scarring and anti-human effect of religion, particularly Christianity, which has been used as a tool in slave times to oppress and subjugate, and to stifle, repress, encourage ostracism and marginalization of those who feel an attraction to another of the same sex.